Regimental number | 18970 |
Place of birth | Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Coachbuilder |
Address | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beatrice Paxton, Hogue Street, Smedmore, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in 39th Field Company Army Engineers, Citizen Military Forces; resigned to enlist in the AIF. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | June 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 May 1918; taken on strength, 11th Field Company Engineers, in the field, 5 June 1918. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 September 1918 (gastritis), and transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 16 September 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 18 September 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 14 October 1918. Detached to 3rd Division Sports School, 26 January 1919; rejoined unit from detachment, 14 February 1919. On leave to England, 13 March 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 29 March 1919. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 27 April 1919 (venereal disease), and transferred to 39th General Hospital; to England, 2 May 1919, and admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 3 May 1919; discharged to No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 15 July 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 80 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 7 September 1919; disembarked Sydney, 24 October 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 23 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |